Hooped Up

The Spurs are without Tony Parker for a while, Manu too and Jacque Vaughn is starting for the Spurs. Unless this is 1993, Jacque Vaughn starting at the point for your club means you need help and with Spurs GM R.C. Buford looking for a guard and the Knicks hatin’ on Marbury, could this be a match if Steph is bought out?  Well according to the New York Post, Marbury certainly thinks so and had this to say when asked.

“Who wouldn’t want to play for San Antonio?” Marbury told The Post last night. “To play with Tim Duncan, who would complain about that? That’s a great organization, they win championships. They have a nice system and I like (Gregg) Popovich as coach. I can play 1 or the 2. If I was a free agent, yeah.”

Chances are we’ll see George Gervin suiting up before we see this Starbury saga end.

The bad news is the Spurs already suck! The worse news is, that Tony Parker is now out a month and they will now suck mightily! Parker rolled his ankle in a 99-83 loss (surprise) to the Miami Heat and an MRI on Saturday confirmed the damage. The Spurs are already without Manu Ginobili and are off to their worst start in 12 years with a 1-4 record.  

Before Parker went down with injury he was second in the league in scoring behind LeBron James at 27.4 points per game, thanks largely to a monster 55 point effort against the Timberwolves helping the Spurs notch their first win of the year.

After starting the season 0-3 which was their worst start since the 1973-74 season. San Antonio finally got one under the W column after beating the Timberwolves 129 - 125 in double overtime and  Tony Parker  was was on fire with a career high cinquante-cinq points and dix assist. 

Parker joined Oscar Robertson and Michael Jordan in the exclusive 55 points 10 assist club and said  ”It was just one of those games when everything you do - tear drops, jump shots - works, I’ve scored 40 in Europe and 45 or 46 in high school, but never 50.”

Guess who got some sweet Eva Longoria lovin’ after a big game last night!

I had some Jambalaya before watching this clip so it can’t be the vodka and cranberry playing tricks on me.  Greg Popovich calls for a hack a Shaq 5 seconds into last nights game between the Spurs and Suns then gives Shaq the ole Fonzie thumbs up from the bench. This is priceless!!

Bless your little digital heart Youtube!

The good news is that a Stoudamire made the Spurs squad and the bad news is that a Stoudamire got waived.

“Salim Stoudamire was waived Wednesday night, after giving it a semi-heroic go on a strained left groin in the Spurs’ 100-95 preseason loss to Washington at the AT&T Center. “It was just my fate,” said Stoudamire, a 26-year-old point guard. “Obviously, it wasn’t meant for me to be a San Antonio Spur.” Throughout the preseason, Stoudamire’s mind was willing. His body was not. His bid to make the Spurs was star-crossed from literally the first day. ”

San Antonio Express-News

The House of Hoops opened a brand spankin’ new store in the Beverly Center Mall in Los Angeles and sneaker heads are salivating at the new player edition exclusives.  These Tony Parker NBA Live 09 Hyperdunk  models were unveiled and they are TIGHT!

Breathe in the freshness below!

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Via Evil Monito

Tony Parker And Eva Longoria hosted the EA Sports launch of NBA LIVE 09 at Beso owned by Eva Longoria in Hollywood, California. 

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via Gossip Girls

Tony Parker and Eva Longoria were at the 60th addition of the Primetime Emmy Awards Sunday, hosted by Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert.  If you thought the Spurs were boring, you ain’t seen nuthin’ yet. Seriously, these award shows should be a hour long tops.

Are you with me?

Via Lossip

The cousin connection in the Spurs backcourt is now official as San Antonio signs Damon’s cousin.  

“Salim Stoudamire has escaped pro basketball’s burial grounds — the Atlanta Hawks — and now will play for a winner. The ex-Wildcat shooting star has signed with the San Antonio Spurs and is expected to replace the three-point shooting threat of Brent Barry and perhaps Robert Horry. In three years with the dismal Hawks, Stoudamire averaged just 17 minutes per game and was often slowed by a chronic ankle injury. His career average is eight points per game.”

Arizona Daily Star